TEXAS · WELLS · MARTIN COUNTY · LAWYER "43" LEASE · API 42-317-34167 · DISTRICT 7B
Lawyer 43 #1
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Lawyer 43 #1 (API 42-317-34167) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged March 5, 2026, last operated by Diamondback E&P LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 11, 1998, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Stephens, Autry C. and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 81.3K barrels of oil and 166K mcf of gas since June 1998, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Stephens, Autry C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- May 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 5,254
- Phone
- (432) 221-7400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Dec 2020 |
| Latest permit | Stephens, Autry C.Feb 11, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 11, 1998
- last permit issued
- Apr 3, 1998
- completed
- 81.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 166K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · JUN 1998 THROUGH DEC 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 3, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 5, 2026
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyer "43" O-10-35762 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 1 | 81.3K | 166K | Jun 1998 – Dec 2020 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Lawyer 43
Diamondback E&P LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Martin County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Stephens, Autry C.Jun 1998 → Aug 2000
- 2Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.Sep 2000 → Sep 2016
- 3Guidon Energy Mgmt Services LLCOct 2016 → Dec 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 473031-99 | Drill | Stephens, Autry C. | Feb 6, 1998 | Feb 11, 1998 | Mar 5, 1998 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1998 | Lawyer 43 O-10-35762 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,743 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,035 | 9,375 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 336 | 17.5 | 410 S |
| 8.625 | 4,650 | 11 | 475 S |
| 4.5 | 10,600 | 7.875 | 1,200 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 13, 1998 | Jun 9, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 1, 1998 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-317-34167 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-34167 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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